The Fireman's Wife

The Fireman's Wife: A Novel by Jack Riggs

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Cassie, a mountain girl from North Carolina married young. One summer trip to the beaches of South Carolina changed her college plans and her life when she fell in love and became pregnant. Now living in the low country marshes with her fireman husband, Peck and teenage daughter, Kelly - Cassie, always restless, longs to break free and head back to her mountains. The Fireman's Wife is told from the viewpoint of each of three main characters and the pain and confusion in their relationships come through the written word. Although I became angry with Cassie - I also felt sorry for her that she kept searching for more, regretting and thinking she had lost something years ago. Cassie finds out, at great cost and too late, what love truly is. A great reader's guide is included.



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Almost Forever - A Hanover Falls Novel

Almost Forever by Deborah Raney

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Bryn, wife of firefighter Adam, was working at the homeless shelter, the night it caught on fire and burned to the ground - taking the life of Adam and four other firefighters. As the weeks wear on, and Bryn and the little town she's from tries to recover from that devastating night, Bryn can't remember if she snuffed out the candle in the staff room before she left to play cards with one of the shelter's residents. Has she buried the memory to protect herself?



A heartbreaking story of easily made mistakes and hard to give forgiveness.



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